Elke Sehmisch (born 4 May 1955) is a German former swimmer. She won a silver medal in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay at the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the ...

, as well as two gold medals in the 100 m and 4 × 100 m freestyle events at the

1970 European Aquatics Championships The 1970 European Aquatics Championships were held in Barcelona, Spain from 5 to 13 September 1970. Titles were contested in swimming (sport), swimming, diving (sport), diving and water polo (men). The swimming program was significantly expanded. ...

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* 1955 births Living people East German female freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for East Germany Swimmers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for East Germany Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Swimmers from Leipzig European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Olympic silver medalists in swimming 20th-century German sportswomen SC DHfK Leipzig sportspeople Sportspeople from Bezirk Leipzig {{Germany-swimming-bio-stub